English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 219 of 1086

self-stultifyingadj

That is inherently disproven, undermined or hindered by the very act of expressing it, without being a logical contradiction.

self-styledadj

Claimed by the recipient, as a title one gave to oneself.

self-suckverb

To drink one's own milk.

self-suckernoun

A female farm animal which drinks its own milk.

self-sufficiencynoun

The condition of being self-sufficient.

self-sufficientadj

Able to provide for oneself independently of others; not needing external support.

self-sufficientlyadv

In a self-sufficient manner.

self-suggestionnoun

Synonym of autosuggestion.

self-supplyverb

To provide water, electricity, etc. to one's own premises on a retail basis by obtaining a special license from the utility provider.

self-supportnoun

The capacity of independent support; self-sufficiency.

self-supportedadj

Synonym of self-supporting

self-supportingadj

Characterized by self-support.

self-sureadj

Synonym of self-confident.

self-sustainingadj

Able to provide for one's own needs without help from others; self-sufficient.

self-sustenancenoun

The independent sustenance of oneself, such as not requiring much oxygen to breathe or food to eat and liquids to drink like average species.

self-synchronizationnoun

The condition of being self-synchronized.

self-synchronizeverb

To adjust its period to that of an average of the group.

self-talknoun

A speech or conversation to oneself, whether silent or aloud.

self-tappingadj

Able to advance when turned, while creating its own thread.

self-taughtadj

Educated or trained by oneself.

self-terminateverb

To terminate automatically.

self-testnoun

A function by which a machine can test its own operation.

self-titledadj

Eponymously named; having the same name as the author or artist.

self-tormentornoun

A person who torments himself or herself.

self-trainingnoun

The process of self-directed learning.

self-trappedadj

Of a particle or excitation, becoming localized in a specific region due to its interaction with its surrounding environment, often causing a local distortion or change that in turn confines the particle.

self-treatmentnoun

The action of attempting to cure one's own medical condition.

self-twistingadj

Of a material, that twists or curls around itself.

self-unaliveverb

To commit suicide.

self-unawareadj

Not self-aware.

self-unawarenessnoun

The lack of self-awareness.

self-unloadernoun

Synonym of self-discharger.

self-ventilatedadj

That is able to, or is designed to, ventilate itself.

self-victimizationnoun

The act of pretending to be excluded, marginalized, or otherwise downtrodden in order to gain sympathy.

self-victimizeverb

To engage in self-victimization.

self-viewnoun

One's conceptualization of oneself; sense of identity; self-image.

self-violencenoun

Violence to oneself.

self-wateringadj

Of a pot or planter: designed with a reservoir from which the soil can take up water without the need for manual watering of the plant.

self-weighingadj

That weighs itself, or its load or contents.

self-willnoun

The quality of being willful and ignoring opposition.

self-willedadj

Obstinate; strong-minded; unyielding to the desires, concern or opinions of others.

self-willedlyadv

In a self-willed manner.

self-willednessnoun

The quality of being self-willed.

self-windingadj

Of a wristwatch: that does not need to be wound but rather gathers energy from being moved while worn.

self-worshipnoun

The act of licking one's own feet and/or sucking on one's toes for sexual pleasure.

self-worthnoun

The value one assigns to oneself or one's abilities in self assessment.

selfadjointnessnoun

The condition of being selfadjoint

selfassessmentnoun

Alternative form of self-assessment.

selfawarewolfnoun

A person who recognizes their own flaws, mistakes, or faulty logic, but does not see them as a problem to be addressed or connect them to their own behaviour and beliefs.

selfbownoun

A bow made from a single piece of wood (often referred to as a bow stave).

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 54,294 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 1,086 pages, and you are currently viewing page 219. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "S" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.